Power-transmission mechanism.



G. W. TAYLOR.

POWER TRANSMISSION MEGHAHISM.`

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 17,1912.

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Patented July 8, 1913.

C. W.- TAYLOR.

POWER TRANSMISSION MEcHANIsM.

.APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1912.

1,067,078. Patented July 8, 1913.

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// A 'Y Wawy/ Wrnesses Imfenr C. W. TAYLOR.

POWER TRANsMssIoN MEGHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17,1912.

1,067,078. Y Patented July s, 1913.

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CLARENCE W. TAYLOR, OF OAK PARK', ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FRANK M. LEWIS, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

POWER-TRANSMISSION MECHANISM.

To all whom t may concern le it known that I, C-zannxcn lV. Tai non, a. citizen of the United States,I residing' at Oak Park, in the county of ('ook and State of Illinois, have invented certain nevv and useful Improvements in Power-Transmission hzlechanism, of which thcfollovving is a specification. 1

My invention relates to improvements in poiver vtransmission mechanism, and the objects of my improvement are: first, to provioe-a construction whereby to actuatc 'a driven member in either direction and to permit the driven member to independently revolve faster than the driving member in either direction; second, to afford quicl acting means between the driving and driven parts in machinery of any type in which it is desirable to have automatic release and independent.. .movement of the driven part in one or more directions; third, to produce a construction adapted to occupy limited space and particularly when employed in motor vehicles to be readily disposed in the space provided for the conventional differential mechanism on the market; fourth, to provide rollers or balls or separate interfering 'means in the plan of. the customary gear teeth combined with a \cam surface to insure instant release instead of 'tivo cam surfaces vvcdging together; By' thls construction only slight movement of the driving cam, and only a like movement of the rollers on the driving, cam is required to effect a power transmission cngagement with the driven member or arelease fronreuch engagement; and, fifth, a very important object of. my present invention is the provision of carriers, for the respective sets of rollers, capable of a` relative movement ant'. havingmeans formed to permit and 'to limit their relative movementin one direction and means adapted to force the carriers apart in theI opposite direction to prevent locking' of one set of rollers against. the` other with the Adriven member. it 'farther object of my present invention to produce a construction whereby a roller or rollers supported by a carrier in it'rictional contact. with a 'lriven memberare binw? nadiallv .into grip by an inclined of a driver.

fi 'l' n" object of my iniprovement stru. on whereby to restrain the ,troni nmvemf-nt when a vehicle is at Specification of Letters Patent.

. .ments Patented July 8, 1913.

Application filed July 17', 1912. Serial No. 710,083.

rest until the driver has `forced the rollers into grip With the driven member.

lVith the lforegoing and other objects in vieiv, my invention consists in the novel features and in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully de scribed, illustrated in thev accompanying drawings formingT a. partof this specification, and particularly vpointed out in the claims hereunto appended; it being understood that changes, variations and modii cations in the details of the invention Within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacritiring any of the advantages thereof.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal central section of my improvement applied Vto the inner ends of a. divided rear axle of ar motor vehicle. Fig. 2 is a cross section on lin'e 2-- in Fig. l.. Fig'. 3 is a vertical. `central scct-ion of a vehicle wheel. Fig. at a section on line L-t in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a vpcrpective view of a carrier. Fig. is an enlarged cross section on line Q-Q in Fig. 1. Fig'. T 1s a perspective view of a carrier.

Fig. 8 .is va perspective vieu' of what is termed a spreader.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several vieus.

One embi'idiment of my invention as applied to a motor vehicle is illustratcdin the tion.

Referring' to the drawings by reference numerals, l0 denotes a driven member having an intvardly projecting hubportion 11 with al squared'opening; 1Q therethrough to receive the squared end. 13 of the shatt or axle. r[he internal flange 1l has a grip surdrawings and set forth in this specifica- Aface 15 for engagement ivitli the rollers aud the travel of :the friction faces hercinafte more fully described. i

.F or the purpose, amongl other things, of supporting rollers, halls or other suitable interfering' means in operation to av "driven member I have constructed what is, termed carriers 1G havin-g opening 17 to receive the hub ill and rotate thereon. Peripheral. lat

eral flanges 19., t9 terminate .in end abntformed for 20, 2l, preferably strength, and having circumferential friction faces 22,251, adapted for frictional con tact with the internal annular face l5 of the driven member 10. Each carrier pro4^ vided with an inclined cavity Q4 to receive eef a series of rollers ofvv graduated sizes hereiii.

after more fully set forth. There is formed sizes,4 are vsupported, by

in each carrier a radial slot 25 for travel of a cam which will be'more particularly described. 5A groove or recess 26 is formed- 4in the inner wall of the end abutment 20,'

'and a similar recess 27 is formed in abutment 2 1. vRadial fingers 28 are provided on one end of each carrier.

Th'e numerals 29 'and 30designateopposing faces'of the respectivecarriers.

For the vpurpose ofiiXin the limitof Vmovement ofthe faces 2 9 an 30 of the carriers toward each other", a block or plug'34 is made ,of suitable dimensions and disposed vbetween the faces 29 and 30. For ,the purpose of moving the faces 29 and 30, and therefore, the carriersfarther apart, studs orprojections 35 and 36 arefound on oppo site ends of the block' 34, as will be described, affording means to further separate the ends of the respective carriers and thus foree'the carrier farther down on the cam surface;A Notch'walls 39 and-40 ofthe cams 47, 48, 49,

50 limit'the movement 'of the block 34. The

faces-37 and 38 are adapted to contact with the faces 29 and'30 of the carriers. Series "of rollers, 41 and 42 graduated in the respective carriers which are normal y in contact with the driven member.

In the Figs. 12, 3 and4 ofthe draivinigs'v the carriers and their rollers or ballsfare at neutral positions. lThe-rollers are 1n con tactjwith the driven member, but not in grip relation thereto.

v 49 and 50-in Figs..lA and 2,' integral-with or' A-driver 46 in Fig. 1,5andl`62 in Fig'. 3 carries cams 47 and -48 in Figs. 3 and 4, and

attached to the driver. -These cams are oppositely disposed as are the series of graduated rollers or balls which operate thereupon for wedging actionof the cams againstthe rollers to Wedge them into power transmitting engagement with the driven member.

51 designates a'bevel gear wheel to mesh'A Withthe usual pinion (not shown).

52 and 53 indicate opposite parts of a rotatable housing bolted together' a't 54 and having hub ortions 55 and 56 with bearings A 57 and 58 o a non-rotatable` hou'sing 59.

In Figs 3 and 4 are shown slight modifications of 'my invention which adapts it te a wheelef a vehicle. .T he shaft 60 has a collar 6l fixed thereto, and instead of a bevel gear wheel, a sprocket wheel 62 is provided suitable for a chain drive.

The separator or block 34 performs tivo functions, to .limit the approach ofthe ad-.

jacent ends of the carriers,'a nd to separate the adj acentr ends and move one of the carriers farther down the cam surface when one ofiits en d studs interferes with a cam against whichiltis drawn by friction of the carriers with the driven member. Prefer-l class.

vretardation of the carriers untilthe driven member and carriers and the driver rotate together.

When the vspeed o-f the driven shaftexeeeds'the speed of the driver and rims ahead', frictional contact vwith the Vdriven member causes the carriers to move faster-than the cams of the vdriver until the separator 34 strikes against a cam when the faces 29 and 30 of the -ends 22, 21, of thev carriers -are forced iiitothe Aposition shown in Fig. 6,

'and` the seriesvof rollers 42 prevented from moving up on the cam surface far enoughv for grip or locked eng ement of the rollers 4 2'w1th the driven mem er and vice versa.

-Means to -spread'the carriers farther apart and means to permit limited relativemove- `-meitof the respective'carriers are important features o'f 'my present invention. The employment of rollers upon `a cam surface has been found to give quick and,l

veilicientv 'resultsl and obviates long movement and diilicult release, instant' engagement and release being desirablein mechanism of this In operation-when the driver is caused to be rotated in either direction one of the cams-*wedges a series of rollers into grip with driven member and rotates therewith.`

When one Wheel of the motor vehicle describes a relatively longer radius curve when turning a corner, the driven member will rotate ata greater speed than the driver and thus disengagefrom the cam and the friction of the carriers with thevdriven member y will move the' carriers until the separator orspreader is operated to push the previo usly idleset of rollers farther down the cam and thus prevent a grip against rotation of the driven member and vice versa.

Having thus fully deseribedmy invention, A

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 0 1. In power transmission mechanism, a

' driven member, a double camy ivith faces oppositely positioned, 'a plurality of series of graduated rollers, a carrier for each seiies of rollers, and means to actuate the double cam in either direction for Wedging one of said series of rollers at a ,time into grip with the driven member.

2. In power transmission mechanism,-tlie combination of independent shafts and a driven member fixed to each shaft, with a plurality of double cams with faces Iippositely positioned, a plurality of series of l graduated rollers for each doublecani, earriers for each series of rollers, yand means to 3.'- In 'power transmission mechanism, a

l'plurality of ,:arriersv mounted for relative movement and, a. separator positioned between opposing ends of the carrier to 1n- A creasethe distance between said ends of said 1.0

carriers 4.- Inl', power transmission mechanism,

i `drivingv and driven members, a. plurality of seriesofrollers of graduatedsizes, a car-rier [for 'each series of rollers, said carriers being in frictional contact with ,one of said members, and' a double cam' operable by one of said. members 4andhavmg'; inclined faces conf tiguo'usfto the respective series-of rollers..

.15.' 'In a power transmission mechanism, a driven' member,-carriers capable of limited movement relative to each other, a series o ro1ler's,; of graduatedsizes oppositely positioned', each carrier being in frictional contact`-wit-h the driven member, and oppositely inclined cams eachhaving a facein cont-act `With aseries of said rollers.

16. `'power transmission mechanism, a driven member, a carrier in friction'al relationto the driven member, a series of'graduated .rollers or ballssupported bythe `carrier and aca-m to. vvedge the rollers or balls into grip lWith'the driven member.- In power-.transmission 'mechanisnn a dri'venmember, a pluralityv of carriers in frictiomil relation to the -drven 'member,

- means to limit'relativemovement of the carriers" 1n 'one' d1rect1on, a ser1es-ofgradn- 1 'means to Wedge the'rollers into power' transmission relation to the driven member.

8., In power transmission mechanism, aV driven member, a plurality of carriers 1n Atrictlonal relatlon to the driven member, a

separator, a series of graduated rollers sup- J ported by each carrier, and a. cam contiguous to each of said series of rollers for instant engagement ofthe rollersI with and release from the driven member.

9. In power transmission mechanism, the combination with independentshafts, a vdriven nlen'iber fixed to'eacli shaft, of :eplurality of ,carriers in frictiona-l relationto `each driven member, a series of graduated rollers supported by each carrier, and cams contiguous to the respective series of' rollers for. Wedging the rollers into grip with `the driven mem-ber.

10. In a. differential mechanism, the combination .with independent shafts, a driven member fixed to each shaft., of a-plurality of carriers disposed in frictional'relation to the v respective driven members, a series of graduated rollers supported by each carrier, means 'to limit relative movement of each carrier, and cams contiguous to the respective series of rollers for wedging the rollers into grip with the driven member. In testimony whereof', I ailix my signa.'- ture in the presence o-fltwo witnesses.

CLARENCE lV. TAYLOR. [L. sj]

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ScorrtM. HoeaN, JAMES A. DILLoN. 

